Webcams made easy
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ecapture
Image Capture Demo
First run the following command in a cmd window
pip install opencv-python
Then, run
pip install ecapture
Create a new python script
Open the script
Import the module
from ecapture import ecapture as ec
Capture using webcam
(ec.capture(0,False,"img.jpg"))
The capture function takes three arguments:
Camera index(first connected webcam will be of index 0. The next webcam will be of index 1)
Window name (It can be a variable or a string. If you don't wish to see the window, type False)
ec.capture(0,False,"img.jpg")
Save name (It can be a variable or a string. If you don't wish to save the image, type False)
ec.capture(0,"test",False)
The full code
from ecapture import ecapture as ec
ec.capture(0,"test","img.jpg")
Video Capture Demo
Create a new python script
Open the script
Import the module
from ecapture import ecapture as ec
Capture the video using webcam
ec.vidcapture(0,"Video","Demo.avi","q")
The vidcapture function takes four arguments:
Camera index(first connected webcam will be of index 0. The next webcam will be of index 1)
Window name (It can be a variable or a string)
ec.vidcapture(0,"Video","Demo.avi","q")
Save name (It can be a variable or a string. If you don't wish to save the video, type False)
ec.vidcapture(0,"Video",False,"q")
Exit key (The key you press to stop recording the video. It can be ("q", "x", "a" or any other letter))
ec.vidcapture(0,"Video","Demo.avi","x")
The full code
from ecapture import ecapture as ec
ec.vidcapture(0,"Video","Demo.avi","q")
Auto Video Capture Demo
Create a new python script
Open the script
Import the module
from ecapture import ecapture as ec
Capture the video using webcam
ec.auto_vidcapture(0,"Video","Demo.avi",5)
The vidcapture function takes four arguments:
Camera index(first connected webcam will be of index 0. The next webcam will be of index 1)
Window name (It can be a variable or a string)
ec.auto_vidcapture(0,"Vid","Demo.avi",5)
Save name (It can be a variable or a string. If you don't wish to save the video, type False)
ec.auto_vidcapture(0,"Video",False,5)
Exit time (The time until stopping recording of the video. It can be (5, 10, 15, 20 or any number of seconds in between)
ec.auto_vidcapture(0,"Video","Demo.avi",10)
The full code
from ecapture import ecapture as ec
ec.auto_vidcapture(0,"Video","Demo.avi",5)
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